Gruffalo fans rejoice! FREE exhibition celebrating the works of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler coming to Salford
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA major new exhibition celebrating children's books like the Gruffalo, Zog, Stick Man and Room on the Broom is to open in Salford this summer.
It will celebrate children's author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler's award-winning partnership which has spawned some of the best-loved characters in fiction.
The free family-friendly exhibition, entitled Julia and Axel - Thirty Years of Favourite Stories - will be open at The Lowry arts centre in time for the school Summer holidays in July, and run for the rest of the year.
It will feature a special "Storybook room", snippets from the animated versions of the likes of The Gruffalo, Zog and Snail and the Whale, as well as an exploration of how Julia and Axel have worked together to create their iconic works. Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community From the terrible tusks and terrible claws of the Gruffalo to the Witch, her cat, and her very tall hat, and Stick Man on his journey home to the ‘family tree’, the duo's characters are known and loved by children around the world.
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